UK execs out to drum up trade with PH
By Niña P. CallejaTrade officials and businessmen from the United Kingdom are now in town to drum up trade between the two countries.
Trade officials and businessmen from the United Kingdom are now in town to drum up trade between the two countries.
THE PHILIPPINES is launching a program on natural disaster risk reduction with the help of the UK government. “We are delighted to be working together with the Philippine government in developing an effective system that will help save lives and property,” Steph Lysaght, First Secretary at the British Embassy, said in a statement.
The Philippines is a “hugely exciting” market where the United Kingdom is keen on boosting reciprocal investment.
Tata Steel International is mulling over plans to again set up shop in the Philippines and offer specialty steel products needed by an expanding economy.
A consortium led by DMCI Holdings is taking control of at least 60.7 percent of UK-listed Zambales nickel miner ENK Plc., the first in a potential string of nickel mining acquisitions mulled by the Consunji-led group.
Companies based in the United Kingdom are keen on taking part in the Philippines’ public-private partnership projects on infrastructure, London’s top official said Tuesday.
It looks like serial state visits for our leader Benigno Simeon (a.k.a. BS), who reportedly is doing two of them early next month, both first-time “state” visits, and all in one go for a total of four days.
The United Kingdom has beefed up its embassy staff in Manila with an additional six members amid efforts to step up its engagement in Southeast Asia and the rest of Asia-Pacific.
Financial institutions based in the United Kingdom on Thursay called on the Philippine government to enact laws and rules that would allow Islamic finance (IF), explaining that the country stands to gain from over $1 trillion in global funds on tap. According to British Ambassador Stephen Lillie, Islamic finance is very much relevant to the [...]
The British Embassy said it will continue to support the development of a “green” economy in the Philippines, stressing the significant role that renewable energy can play in securing national energy supply.
British American Tobacco (BAT) is again active in the Philippine market after pulling out in 2009, this time in league with the Department of Finance (DoF) in pushing for “sin tax” reforms.
The director of the lead anti-fraud office in the United Kingdom is exploring a possible partnership with the Philippine government to help improve transparency and reduce the incidence of corruption in the country.
